I don't go to journalists' houses and start dishing about anything private.
I was with my father at his end, as he was with me at my beginning. In the thirty-three years we shared together, he raised me, taught me, corrected me, comforted me, encouraged me, and supported me in all things.
My father's passing comes with sorrow and grief for me, for my mother, for my brothers, and for my sisters. He was a great fire who burned bright, and we lived in his light and warmth for so very long.
My father is gone, and I miss him as only an adoring daughter can.
I don't think I suffer from Trump derangement syndrome in a sense that I can separate the man from the White House.
I'm not intimidated by anyone.
I really like working with people who believe what they're saying.
I don't fit into the traditional Republican box that the wingnuts who have hijacked my party think all Republicans should.
We Republicans need to look at the future instead of living in the past.
Aside from the likability factor, I can criticize Hillary's politics all day long, but I never question her intelligence. I have never doubted that she is a strong, capable, smart leader.
I like men who confidently flirt with women they have just met.
It's no secret that the blogosphere is more vicious on women than it is on men.
When people don't like my politics, I am happy to have a political discussion with them.
Working on a campaign and running for president should be a visceral, emotional, passionate, and intense experience.
The right-wing conservatives are so entitled in their snobbery that no one is ever good enough for them, so the rest of us, especially moderates, must suffer.
When people tell me that I must get my maverick gene from my father, they are only half right. My father and I both have inherited our rebellious personalities from Nana. She has always lived her life on her own terms, something that was once considered quite scandalous, given the times she grew up in.
My favorite thing about my grandmother is her lust for life and how much she has shown me about living every day to the fullest. To say my grandmother has paved the way for me and so many women out there like me is an understatement.
It's because of women like my grandmother Roberta - women who have lived their lives fearlessly, on their own terms - that I am who I am. I'm grateful to have such an inspiring woman as a grandmother.
Much like the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street's message has gotten wrapped up in stereotypes. The Tea Party was weighed down by the birther movement, and Occupy Wall Street has gotten looped in with hippie culture.
The anger from Occupy Wall Street is coming from this simple fact: America no longer seems to be a place where you can work your way up, from rags to riches, from lower class to middle class to upper class.
